# Hajer FC

Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League the 2nd tier of Saudi Football.
Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 4 First Division titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.

## History

Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".
In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.

## Honours

Note:
* Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
** Winners (1): 2004–05
** Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01
* Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
** Winners (4): 1987–88, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2013–14
* Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
** Winners (1): 2001–02

## Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.

## Personnel

* Chairman: Sami Al-Melhem
* Director of football: Slobodan Ogsananovic
* Media Officer: Ali Al Saeed
* Head Coach: Abdullah Al-Janoubi

## Current squad

As of 7 September 2024:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Mushawah |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Salman Al-Omaish |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Hurib |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Quwaizani |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Eid Al-Qahtani |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Isael |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hussein Al-Ghasham |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Hamad Al-Harbi |
| 16 | GK | KSA | Mansour Jawhar |
| 17 | DF | SEN | Bakary Coulibaly |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Haitham Al-Khulaif |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Al-Arab |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hammad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Hussain Al-Sheikh |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Osama Al-Saleem |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Shehri |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Osama Al-Mobairik |
| 30 | FW | KSA | Salman Al-Matar |
| 46 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghwinem |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Emad Al-Qunaian (on loan from Al-Taawoun) |
| 77 | FW | TUN | Alaeddine Marzouki |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mubarak |
| 81 | DF | KSA | Maitham Al-Eissa |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Asaed Al-Dohailan |
| 88 | FW | KSA | Karrar Al-Qanbar |
| 99 | FW | CIV | Ibrahim Diomandé |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Dagher (on loan to Al-Omran) |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Busailan (on loan to Al-Taraf) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 82 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Bakheet (on loan to Al-Taraf) |

## Managerial history

* Gaúcho (2000–01)
* Luís Freire (1 August 2005 – 24 October 2005)
* Samir Sellimi (25 October 2005 – 14 March 2007)
* Fathi Al-Jabal (14 March 2007 – 30 May 2007)
* Moisés (24 September 2007 – 28 October 2007)
* Maurílio (28 October 2007 – 30 May 2008)
* Emad Soliman (11 June 2008 – 11 April 2009)
* Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (11 April 2009 – 30 May 2009)
* Mirandinha (1 July 2009 – 22 February 2010)
* Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (22 February 2010 – 8 March 2010)
* Zouhair Louati (8 March 2010 – 1 June 2011)
* Ednaldo Patricio (27 June 2011 – 29 September 2012)
* Luiz Neto (caretaker) (29 September 2012 – 4 October 2012)
* Tarek Yehia (4 October 2012 – 1 May 2013)
* Nacif Beyaoui (7 August 2013 – 20 September 2014)
* Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (20 September 2014 – 27 September 2014)
* Nebojša Jovović (27 September 2014 – 30 October 2015)
* Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (30 October 2015 – 5 November 2015)
* Stéphane Demol (5 November 2015 – 8 March 2016)
* Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 March 2016 – 30 May 2016)
* Sameer Hilal (7 August 2016 – 4 December 2016)
* Ahmed Fathallah (caretaker) (4 December 2016 – 18 December 2016)
* Jamel Belhedi (18 December 2016 – 2 April 2017)
* Mohamed Tamri (caretaker) (2 April 2017 – 6 May 2017)
* Lotfi Sellimi (17 June 2017 – 8 February 2018)
* Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 February 2018 – 6 February 2019)
* Mohamed Maalej (13 February 2019 – 30 May 2019)
* Mohamed Ayari (22 July 2019 – 30 May 2021)
* Gjoko Hadžievski (20 June 2021 – 31 May 2022)
* Mohamed Ayari (17 June 2022 – 30 May 2023)
* Rodion Gačanin (19 June 2023 – 30 September 2023)
* Gjoko Hadžievski (30 September 2023 – 15 April 2024)
* Abdullah Al-Janoubi (15 April 2024 – 1 June 2024)
* Afouène Gharbi (12 August 2024 – )